Critical Care
LVAD Survival Better When Combined with ICD
Researchers at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System (MN, USA) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published in PubMed and OVID databases from January 2000 through October 2015 in order to evaluate the impact of ICDs on mortality in patients with LVADs. In all, six relevant studies were identified, which included 937 patients (mean age 53 years, 80% male). A continuous-flow LVAD was present in 39% of the patients, and an ICD was present in 38%. More...19 Jul 2016
High Blood Pressure Not Necessarily a Medical Emergency
Researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Canada), the University of Toronto (Canada), and other institutions conducted a retrospective cohort study based on linked health databases from the province of Ontario (Canada). They assessed 206,147 ED visits from 180 sites between 2002 and 2012, with a primary diagnosis of hypertension. The researchers then assessed mortality outcomes and potential hypertensive complications over a two-year period subsequent to the ED visit. More...18 Jul 2016
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